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cm, You're really overanalyzing this piece. Don't like the references? Fine. They're mine. - Riley loves to use TEs in his offense. This is something unique to him and I think you'll find that when he has the proper athletes (hello Snyder and Carter) that they'll help the offense immensely. - You horrifically overanalyze having TEs as THE receiving threat. I'm talking about the guys who can move the sticks, be taken advantage of on third and medium/long or even be reliable on shots downfield. As far as Sam goes, my editor put the pic and tagline in, so your beef's with him. I know you don't like me and I know you won't like the vast majority of what I write if anything. You're wasting your overanalysis because you're not going to make me feel bad and other people enjoy the pieces. I write for my audience as a whole, love it or hate it.

I think you'll be pleasantly surprised. I understand why people are weary after the Stanton recruitment, but these are two different types of athletes.

Now this only strengthens my argument.

Thanks Rog!

So you are upset that guys on the message board are defending Gerry? I'm not upset about it. I have had my doubts about Gerry this year and some have had similar thoughts. I have also said that he has played great the last couple games. My issue is we have a guy join the board and share something he wrote and people start throwing sh#t at him because he shared his thoughts. What difference does it make whether he's a new user or not (he joined over a year ago, btw)? He wrote a boorish piece on Gerry and put it out there for the world to see. Shock of shocks, some people have an issue with it and didn't mind telling him so. If he plans to continue writing, I'm sure he'll wear his big boy pants and take the "strong critiques" of his crappy writing in stride. Pretty much, yeah.

That's a pretty awesome metaphor for both programs. I especially like how Dirk has it play out for the current season in the next couple of paragraphs. This is about the third or fourth awesome Dirk article in as many months that I've really liked. There were times in the past when I didn't care for what he had to say. Lately, though, I'm becoming a fan of his. That's b/c the new coach is nice to him. He had a personal hate for Bo and took it out on him every chance he got b/c Bo didn't like him and made him feel like that tiny, buck toothed bullied kid when he was young. If you are a reporter and ask questions you know the coach may not like, then you better have tough skin. You are asking the questions, it's your choice. Just b/c a person doesn't like you and treat you well doesn't mean you should use your job of writing articles to make sure and make them look bad. Not saying Bo didn't deserve some of it, but there is NO doubt he had small bucked toothed man syndrome when pushed. When you are pushed you many times revert back to childhood tendencies and acts. Him and Bo have something in common there. Yeah, I think Bo picked a fight with all the media, not just Dirk. Remember his press conferences? He seemed to be seething with hatred toward them. Kind of the anti-Dale Carnegie approach. Oh well, don't have to worry about *that* anymore. Ya, he did, but Dirk was a definite preferred whipping boy for him. That's a pretty awesome metaphor for both programs. I especially like how Dirk has it play out for the current season in the next couple of paragraphs. This is about the third or fourth awesome Dirk article in as many months that I've really liked. There were times in the past when I didn't care for what he had to say. Lately, though, I'm becoming a fan of his. That's b/c the new coach is nice to him. He had a personal hate for Bo and took it out on him every chance he got b/c Bo didn't like him and made him feel like that tiny, buck toothed bullied kid when he was young. If you are a reporter and ask questions you know the coach may not like, then you better have tough skin. You are asking the questions, it's your choice. Just b/c a person doesn't like you and treat you well doesn't mean you should use your job of writing articles to make sure and make them look bad. Not saying Bo didn't deserve some of it, but there is NO doubt he had small bucked toothed man syndrome when pushed. When you are pushed you many times revert back to childhood tendencies and acts. Him and Bo have something in common there. Yeah, I think Bo picked a fight with all the media, not just Dirk. Remember his press conferences? He seemed to be seething with hatred toward them. Kind of the anti-Dale Carnegie approach. Oh well, don't have to worry about *that* anymore. This is correct. He made life very difficult for all of us and the relationship was sour. The media can be your best friend, but he didn't seem interested in that. Try getting soundbites you can work with from this:

Good point. This is part of the Iowa argument that I think some folks miss. They're a disciplined team, too. Currently No. 55 overall in penalties while the Huskers are No. 97 for the season. That said, both are playing sound football at the right time.

Mike Riley doesn't want Tebow. Bo Pelini shouldn't have wanted Tebow. Stanton hated being referred to as Tebow II.

POB is vastly superior to Stanton. Even at the JUCO level Stanton is subpar. At the risk of derailing this thread, his stats don't exactly look sub par. He's completing 62.6% of his passes. Accounting for almost 300 yards of total offense per game. Threw 3 picks the first game. Since then his TD/INT is 17/5. And they've won their last 8 games. Saddleback isn't exactly in the realm of, for example, Butler Community College. It wouldn't be a JUCO that coaches would say, "Man, we've gotta get a pipeline to that place going!" if that makes sense. POB can complete every pass on the tree. Johnny's a great guy, but he's far too erratic, second guesses himself too much and that snowballs into panic. POB knows what he can do, does it extremely well and doesn't let the little stuff get to him. You've watched a bunch of his games this year? Actually, yes.

I wouldn't say they're just some random team that's gotten lucky ten times, but I believe there's enough to exploit for Nebraska to get a W. Won't be easy by any stretch.

Playing as a team rather than a collection of players has paid dividends. Mike Riley’s Cornhuskers Rebounding Thanks to Sound Minds

POB is vastly superior to Stanton. Even at the JUCO level Stanton is subpar. At the risk of derailing this thread, his stats don't exactly look sub par. He's completing 62.6% of his passes. Accounting for almost 300 yards of total offense per game. Threw 3 picks the first game. Since then his TD/INT is 17/5. And they've won their last 8 games. Saddleback isn't exactly in the realm of, for example, Butler Community College. It wouldn't be a JUCO that coaches would say, "Man, we've gotta get a pipeline to that place going!" if that makes sense. POB can complete every pass on the tree. Johnny's a great guy, but he's far too erratic, second guesses himself too much and that snowballs into panic. POB knows what he can do, does it extremely well and doesn't let the little stuff get to him.

I wouldn't.

Stew's not exactly on Nebraska's Christmas card list this year. Right now 18 slots remain. 18 teams are currently one win away from six wins (this includes Nebraska). 11 are two wins away. Two are three wins away. Half of the one win teams (Utah State, Virginia Tech, Missouri, Middle Tennessee State, Illinois, Auburn, UCONN, Old Dominion, Arizona Strate, Central Michigan, Buffalo, Akron, Colorado State, South Alabama, West Virginia, Tulsa and Florida International) look like winners. There are just as many favorites as underdogs in that group, you figure that splits for the sake of argument. The two win crew (East Carolina, Indiana, Minnesota, Rice, UTEP, San Jose State, Colorado, Washington, Vanderbilt, Kentucky, Louisiana-Lafayette and Texas) are mostly underdogs in their next games. If Nebraska beats Iowa, obviously this talk is moot. If not, roughly 7-10 teams are going to be bowl eligible immediately leaving the Huskers with 8-11 slots left right off the bat. All of the one win teams have another game left on the schedule except FIU, so let's say of the half that didn't win, half of that group wins their next game. Now we're looking at roughly 3-6 left and that's assuming the two win teams all split their final games. So yeah. Beat Iowa.

POB is vastly superior to Stanton. Even at the JUCO level Stanton is subpar.

The talk of "buying in" is true. Much like any big organization where a lot of people are tight with the person who got booted, there's going to be harsh feelings, stubbornness, etc. Riley knew this was the case coming in. He's been around, he knows the drill. A big part of his program, maybe the biggest part, is respect. Respecting your teammates, your coaches and especially yourself. The players being human beings experienced a lot of different emotions, but most took to the changes well even with some skepticism. Keith Williams' innovative style of coaching that got his receivers jazzed was fresh and new, Cavanaugh's work with the line is very old school and it took some time for that to be understood. This wasn't John Garrison anymore. The close losses hurt, but that's obvious. You lose that closely that often and doubt creeps in, you start to feel the old feelings and say this isn't going to work out. Michigan State is an example of what happens when this program works together and it can happen again against Iowa along with whomever is drawn for the bowl. Some guys still don't buy in and they'll be escorted out this offseason. Be prepared for the purge.

I believe that with the current mindset of the team, how everyone who's going to buy in has by this point and a defense that shook Connor Cook when it counted, Nebraska has a very good chance at beating Iowa. No win sticks out to me as truly dominant aside from the 40-10 victory at Northwestern. If Iowa's just going to try to attack the front seven with the running game or short passing attack, I don't see them having much success especially with Banker not being afraid to bring cornerbacks. There has to be some manner of pressure on C.J. Beathard or at least the ability to force the Hawkeyes to convert third downs as they've struggled all year. If the Blackshirts keep them primarily from their own 35 out, that'll be a solid win.

I feel he was never given a fair shake as he was seen as an outsider by much of the fan base and he did himself no favors by trying to cram a square peg into a round hole immediately with his offense. However, his recruiting was excellent and set up for one of the best I've ever seen in the 2009 squad. Overall, he wasn't a good fit for the program and he's found a great spot as an NFL offensive line coach.

I can assure you POB will be giving Tommy a run for his money come the spring.

No, I didn't write a hit piece about Nate Gerry. I strongly critiqued his performance, but that's it. Surely you can see how someone might perceive that turd of an article as a hit piece. If it was merely a strong critique, then why did you feel compelled to apologize for it? I'm willing to give second chances, but if you're incapable of seeing it from gobiggergoredder's perspective, I don't have a lot of hope for you. Well, I said earlier in this very thread I can understand why. Why did I feel compelled to apologize for it? I personally felt that I tripped over the line I was trying to toe. The apology was something that several people on a number of levels told me was unnecessary, but I feel better for having done it and that's really all there is to it. I believe Gerry to be a good kid, but an erratic football player at this point.

Thanks for the warm welcome! It's a shame we didn't get to see what Snyder could do this year, but I believe he'll be a real asset for next year's squad. The offense is shaping up to be very potent.

No, I didn't write a hit piece about Nate Gerry. I strongly critiqued his performance, but that's it. I have some real strong opinions on what you put together, but I will keep an open mind and wish you the best of luck. I appreciate it. It's garnered some strong opinions both ways and I understand why, but I have nothing personal against Mr. Gerry. What happens on the field is what I'm concerned with. Well, unless something criminal happens. Something along those lines.

No, I didn't write a hit piece about Nate Gerry. I strongly critiqued his performance, but that's it.

Hey there folks, After chatting with the powers that be, I'm happy to say that I have the opportunity to share my work with you. I tend to write on a daily basis, so hopefully I can bring some more discussion to the board with my work. I hope you enjoy it and am always open to ideas and suggestions. With that said, here's today's offering: Two Reasons Nebraska Fans Will Love Mike Riley’s 2016 Offense